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Point Forecast vs wX: catalog facts
Point Forecast	wX

Best for: U.S. residents who want detailed NWS forecasts on Android	Best for: US weather enthusiasts who want NWS radar and forecast products on Android
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Uses official NWS point forecast data through public APIs Detailed hourly tables including tides, air quality and UV Open source with a privacy-focused approach	Level 2 and Level 3 Nexrad radar Multi-pane radar layouts Covers SPC, WPC, NHC and OPC products
Covers U.S. locations only Small project with a single maintainer No GitHub releases; installed through F-Droid	Covers United States data only Dense interface aimed at detailed weather users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Point Forecast github.com/crome1394/point-forecast f-droid.org/packages/com.crome.forecastpoint Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for wX gitlab.com/joshua.tee/wx f-droid.org/packages/joshuatee.wx Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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